Flexible bridge



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FLEXIBLE BRIDGE Filed Nov. l. 1949 Snnentor Y XM2/@Wwf Patented Oct. 14, 1952 vUNITED STATES rAreNr ortica FLEXIBLE BRIDGE Clifton Hurtt Deringer, Patton, Pa. Application November 1, 1949, Serial No. 124,904

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-255) The invention relates to a ilexible form which can be quickly and easilf,r applied to the selvage edges of a coat seam extending downwardly from the lower collar line of a coat, on the inside of the back of the coat, and constructed in a manner whereby the selvage edges on each side of the seam are gripped and held in position so that the ilexible semi-stiff form will maintain its applied position at all times and prevent transverse buckling or creasing of the coat back, immediately below the collar, thereby obviating an unsightly appearance, now the diiiiculty experienced with many coats.

A further object is to form the coat retaining form from a flexible semi-rigid material; to provide the form with opposing gripping elements adapted to engage the inner and outer sides of the selvage edges for holding the form in applied position.

With the above and other objects in View the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the embodiment of the invention may be made without departing from the scope of the claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the device, showing the device applied to the selvage edges on the inner side of the back seam on a conventional form of coat.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the garment form.

to grip the selvage edges t by gripping elements. The form is preferably rectangularly shaped as shown and formed from a flexible material, but of sufficient thickness to maintain the smooth iiat form of the back l of the coat. Celluloid or any other material may be used. The form 5 is preferably slightly concaved, as shown, to conform to the curvature of the back.

l The upper and lower ends of the form 5 are provided with transverse slits l, and with a, vertical slot v'l connecting the slit Si, thereby forming selvage gripping vflanges 8, which flanges are adapted to be flexed outwardly as shown in Figure 3 for gripping the inner faces of the selvage edges. Flanges B, adjacent their upper and lower ends, are provided with U-shaped cuts extending Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, but

showing the gripping parts of the form iiexed outwardly for application to the selvage edges.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2 showing the gripping elements flexed outwardly in dotted lines.

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 4, showing the form in side elevation.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral I designates the back of a conventional form of coat, and 2 the collar of the coat. Extending downwardly in the back is a conventional form of seam 3, which seam is provided with selvage edges d, which extend in opposite directions, and the form hereinafter set forth is designed to be applied to the upper end of the seam 3, and

entirely therethrough in reverse relation, and which U-shaped cuts form flexible tongues l0, which tongues are exed outwardly when applying the device, and adapted to engage and grip the outer faces of the selvage edges Il and in combination with the gripping flanges 8 positively grip the selvages from both sides, thereby maintaining the form in positive position without any other securing means and in a manner whereby the device may be easily and quickly applied or removed from the garment.' The ends of the flanges 8 are preferably recessed as at H so that the selvage edges will not be bunched at these points, which is desirable at the free edges of the selvages.

In applying the device, the coat back is placed l.on a smooth surface and the flexible flanges S flexed inwardly for the reception of the selvage edges between the flanges Si and the exible tongues i0, care being taken to have the back smooth. After the tongues are released, the selvage edges will be gripped and the back of the coat, below the collar will be maintained smooth against any transverse creasing when the user moves his arms or changes his position.

From the above it will be seen that a crease preventing device is provided, for the back of a coat, which device is formed from a single piece of material, and one which may be cheaply manufactured and sold. It will be noted that the slot 1 is of suiilcient width, as shown in Figure 4, to allow the seam 3 to assume a position between the adjacent edges of the anges 8.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. A wrinkle preventer, said wrinkle preventer comprising a rectangularly shaped flexible body, said body having an I-shaped slot therein thereby forming inwardly extending anges Within the lines of the body, struck-out exible lugs struck-out from portions of the flanges `adjacent their sides and extending in the same direction as the direction of each ilange, said lugs adapted to grip seam anges and clamp the seam flanges vagainst the anges of the Wrinkle preventer.

2. A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein the Wrinkle preventer anges terminate spaced from each other.

CLIFTON HURTT DERINGER.

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